Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08
THBPRBSIDHgI'' LETTER
General Opinion that it is Strange
Political Letter, But viii Improve
His Chances for Re- Election,
hX-CommBader Burdett Calls it an Ia
fortunate Occurrence, But Says the
President Took the Best Course.
a Complete Change in HIS gur,r,,r plans
Robert r Hin of TexaE, Promof.d
In the Geological Survey.
TIE LETTER DISCUSSED.

+ THE LETTER DISCUSSED.
] Special TO the Gazette.
! WASHINGTON, July The President.
letter declining to 90 to St Louis sas
has created great interest IN the political
and army circles OF Washington. TIE
government officials in the various de
/ psrtmentS are naturally clarV in express
sing their views. The general opinion
/ seems TO De- however that il is g strange
political letter and will improve CIeve-
! lsnu's chances for reelection. A few
! persons thought the President took q
narrow view Of the dIsaffection among
/ the malcontents in the q. A r sud said
ne should have gone 30 st. Louis anyhow.
llasmuch as ia mis- letter he stated that he
ana not mold the grand army SIS body re
| SpOnslole Tor the disCOnted feeling toward
! lhe cH!eI executive. Those expressing
! the latter view OF the matter further
a9Ieeu that the u. \. Il. men would treat
| Mr.. Cleveland with all the resDacts dUe
| the President Of the United STATES
and th&t nothing would occur during the
enc1mpment to mar the harmony ami
pleasure OF the proceedings.
General Burdett, ey-COmmender-f7-
chief OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
said 10 THE GAzETTE's representative to-
day; Il think the letter is 8 happy ter
mlnatiOn for the President, and for the
Grand Array Of the Republic, also, of 2
situation which was deplored as much
inside t1c latter body as out of it. The
WloLC matter Of the controversy was I'M
fortunate, but the surroundings had De
ccme 50 complicated regarding the Presig
dents pyOl Osed visit, that his Withdrawn
in the way he announces It will be gen
orally regarded by Grand Army of the
Republic men IS fortunate occurrence
and happy release from what might be SD
unpleasant occasion. They will be clad
as well that the refusal Of the
President 10 visit the eucsl8puent
IS made SO houor25iy to himself.
Under the circumstances there could not
be imputed 10 the PTesidcl. the least
blame IN the matter. The feeling AGAINST
the President was largely confined 10
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois, ard
it was an unfortunate occurrence al.
round. Il does not voice the sentiment
OF the best element in Grad Army
circles, Gnd it Is greatly 20 be deplored.
His letter IS g manI straightforward
document, and viii, in my opinion, add
greatly TO his political strength
no OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
viii 81 present be authorized at the Waite
House from which it can be determined
whether OF not the decision of the Presi-
dent not TO visit 81. Louis includes the
entire projected western trip.
HIS WESTERN TRIP ABANDONED.
WASHINGTON, July Tt is practically
settled that the President will not visit
the west al all during the present wear.
The abandonment OF his proposed visit to
S.. Louis has resulted il wholly changing
whatever plans he had made for visiting
western cities 1t i5 stated this after
noon that the only plans the President
has made for leaving Washington during
the summer and autumn are those for his
visit to Clinton, \. J., on the 10Th inst,
which will probably not consume alto
getheT more than q weeks time, and for
g visit 10 Atlanta in October next, on the
occasion Of the Georgia state fair.
WILL NOT VISIT The WEST
WAsHINGTOS, July The President
has given up sIl idea Of visiting the west
this fall tie VIII Visit Atlanta in OCto-
Der, and after that bis whole time will be
given TO preparing his message. It was his
original plan to make long trip ia Sep
TENDER, after ne had visited ST. Louis.
Now he viii not visit the west.
TEXAN PROMOTED.
Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, July Mr.. Robert II.
Hill Of Texas wss promoted to-day IN the
geological! survey from $500 TO 5000 per
auDum. IL VIII be remembered that Mr..
Hill was permanently identified in the
in the Texas Legislature TO
q state geological survey of
Texas, which was defeated He is
prominent young scientist, and his pro
motion viii give satisfaction TO q wide
circle Of his friends in Texas lie leaves
for the Yellowstone Park shortly with
Major PowsI, the director Of the slrveg
there.